HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE AWESC 2013/04/08 2012-2014Margaret Wille
Chair
Valerie T. Poindexter
Vice Chair
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE,
WATER & ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY
4th Session
DATE: April 8, 2013 (Monday)
P LACE: Council Chambers
Hawai`i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai`i
Karen Eoff, Member
Brenda Ford Member
Greggor Ilagan, Member
Dru Kanuha, Member
Zendo Kern, Member
Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member
J Yoshimoto, Member
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TIME: 3:00 p.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
REFERRALS
Comm. 222: OVERVIEW OF THE LITTLE FIRE ANT (LFA) STATUS IN THE COUNTY
OF HAWAI`I BY THE DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT
From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated March 15, 2013, requesting the
Department of Research and Development to provide a review of Res. 816 -08, and
the status of the LFA taskforce on: containment, control, mapping of infestations,
the current level of threat in the County, progress of public education, and State
and Federal assistance available.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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Comm. 202: PRESENTATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT ON MULCHING AND COMPOSTING
ADJOURNMENT
From Council Member Brenda Ford, dated February 4, 2013, requesting the
Department of Environmental Management to explain the process and the
difference between mulching and composting.
Postponed: March 27, 2013
(Note: There is a pending motion made by Ms. Ford and seconded by
Mr. Ilagan to Close File on Comm. 202.)
The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations
for this meeting should call 961 -8245 by April 3, 2013. Relay users please call 711(961 -8245) to contact
our office.
Public Attendance via Videoconference is available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m., or later in
the event public testimony has not been completed:
• Kona Council Office, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A;
• Pahoa Council Office, Pahoa Marketplace, 15 -2660 Pahoa Village Road, Room 304; and
• Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64 -1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5.
If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video connection cannot be made and /or is
disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue.
Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda are available on the County Council -Clerk web page
at http: / /co.hawaii.hi.us/ council /agendas_ and actions.htm. For further information, please call 961 -8245.
Submitting Written Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fourteen
(14) copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business
day prior to the meeting (1) by mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai`i,
96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961 -8912; or (3) by e -mail to counciltestimony @co .hawaii.hi.us. Please
submit separate testimony for each item.
Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url)
to vicony@hawaiicounty.gov before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting. The
email shall indicate the appropriate Committee or Council meeting, the meeting date, agenda item
(communication, bill, resolution, or report number), and number of testifiers on the video submittal. Each
video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item. Video submittals may contain up to three
individual testifiers and shall each be up to three minutes in length. Video testimony will not be played
during the meeting; however, it will be distributed to Council Members prior to the meeting. The Office of
the County Clerk reserves the right to refuse testimony containing inappropriate content or that is not in
compliance with Council Rule 13 (Public Statements and Testimony).
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Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55:
Governmental Relations and Economic Development; Finance; and Planning Committee meetings -
Tuesdays, April 16 and 23 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Environmental Management; and Agriculture,
Water, and Energy Sustainability Committee meetings - Thursdays, April 18 and 25 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30
p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, April 20 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject
to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature, and are subject to change by Na Leo `0 Hawai`i.
Please check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the Na Leo `0 Hawai`i website at
http://www.naleo.tv/tv-schedules/channe1-52.